With the A350's service range of over 9,700 nautical miles, peace and quiet is invaluable. Who wouldn't like a nice quiet 18-hour ride from Singapore to New York? Best of all, despite having only ...

The typical range of a standard A350-900 is about 8,100 nautical miles (about 9,300 statute miles), according to specifications listed on the Airbus website. Singapore’s A350-900ULRs will not ...

The A350-1000 and the A350 freighter use Trent XWB-97 engines, Rolls-Royce's largest civil jet engine. The more popular A350-900 uses its Trent XWB-84 engines. ARE ALL A350 ENGINES AFFECTED?

Let’s just say upfront that the Airbus A350 does not evoke any of the three turns of phrase so commonly applied to the Boeing 787. It is not a “Dreamliner,” the brand name Boeing so ...

The A350 XWB is the first in a family of super-efficient passenger planes Airbus designed to go head-to-head with rival Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 777s. “XWB” means “extra wide body.” ...

Airbus expects to enter the A350 into service in 2013, but if its experience is anything like Boeing's with the 787, add two years to that timetable. Some aviation bloggers say there's hints the ...

The wait is finally over for aviation fanatics wanting to book a flight aboard the Airbus A350 XWB. Qatar Airways, the global launch customer of the A350 XWB, accepted delivery of the commercial ...

All told, the A350, 787 and 777 have unfilled orders totaling more than 1,950 planes, versus just 29 for the 747 and 121 for the A380. The A350-1000’s debut flight means Airbus has met its goal ...